Haven Nest
Building an illuminating community of writers and word wanderers
You don't have to do it alone.
That’s why I created Haven Nest.
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IN HAVEN NEST, WE BELIEVE IT'S NEVER ABOUT COMPETITION.
IT'S ABOUT COMMUNITY.
Haven Nest is a monthly membership with content delivered in what’s called your Content Library. There is a monthly Lesson and Writing Prompt, a monthly Live Workshop of one writer’s response to the prompt, a monthly Expert Q&A, and time to “hatch” as a community, sharing in the writing life together. There are also add-on classes, events, and exclusives to Nest members.
Haven Nest is here to nourish you, inspire you, and help you dig deeply into your writing, wherever you are along your path. It truly meets you where you need to be met. Isn't it time to say yes?!
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What's the Schedule?
Week 1: Presentation of the month’s Lesson and Writing Exercise (1 hour)
- Monday: I release a pre-recorded presentation of the month’s lesson, as well as present the month’s writing exercise.
- You’ll have 12 days to complete the writing exercise, and can complete it sooner too! They are designed to help put the lesson to work and teach you through the actual writing process. Optional but strongly suggested!
- You’ll be able to do the lesson on your own time. All of the lessons will be archived.
Week 2: Haven Nest “Hatching” time!
- Take time to WRITE!
- Get to know your community in Haven Nest Social Hour (Monday at 5:00 pm MST) and in the Haven Nest Community Feed.
- Share about the lesson and the writing exercises.Share about your writing process and any projects you’re working on.
- Share about your writing dreams!
- Post links to your published pieces in blogs or other publications!
- Catch up on this month’s lesson.
- Watch any archived sessions that you’ve missed.
- Submit your writing exercise in the relevant Haven Nest Lesson Comments section to be considered for workshopping. (You can submit it any time during week 1 or 2, as long as it’s in by Friday at 5:00 MST of Week 2. Please indicate if you want feedback from the group at the top of your piece. If there’s no indication, we’ll assume you don’t want feedback. I won’t be able to comment on your pieces.)
Week 3: Monday Live Zoom Workshopping session with Q&A (1 hour)
- I choose a piece that has a lot that I can teach from, share my screen, and walk you through an editorial overview of the material, as well as comments. This session is full of craft teaching and is an excellent, hands-on, way for you to learn how to put your skills and voice to use on the page.
- There will be time for Q&A at the end of the session, focusing on the writing exercise.
- If you haven’t done the exercise, or wish to re-write it based on what you learned in the workshop, you can spend the rest of the week writing!
- The Live Zoom session is at 1:00 PM MST and will be archived.
Week 4: Monday Live Haven Nest Expert Q&A with Break Out Rooms (90 minutes)
- I interview industry experts in all fields, and then break you into small groups to think-tank questions, and then ask the experts, live!
- The Live Zoom session is at 1:00 PM MST and will be archived.